Frontiers in Educational Research, 2025, 8(11); doi: 10.25236/FER.2025.081125.
Meihuan Chen
Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Currently, there is a serious "primary schoolization" tendency in the field of early childhood education, characterized by the distorted reconstruction of the curriculum system, the mechanical operation of teaching practices, and the instrumental shift in home-school interaction, which has many negative impacts on children's physical and mental development. By analyzing the current manifestations and multiple causes of this phenomenon, this paper proposes systematic solutions from five dimensions: policy supervision, curriculum reform, home-school co-education, the transition between kindergarten and primary school, and the social environment, aiming to promote the return of early childhood education to its essence of "child-centeredness" and create a favorable environment for children's healthy growth.
Early Childhood Education; Primary Schoolization; Transition between Kindergarten and Primary School; Home-School Co-Education
Meihuan Chen. The Current Situation, Causes and Countermeasures of the Trend of Primary Schoolization (Abnormalization) in Early Childhood Education. Frontiers in Educational Research (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 11: 171-176. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2025.081125.
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